Living Newspaper

The Living Newspaper

Re-creating the classic documentary drama form for the internet age, this is the livingnewspaper.net. Here you can learn who we are, how we work and how you can take part. Three columns of content. News/Documentary: starting points for making Living Newspapers. Video/Drama: work made by you from the drama of world events. Action/Guides: Meet us, learn techniques, make things happen.

And this is our manifesto.

News/Documentary

The ripple effect of cutting water

“For far too long, businesses like ours have been effectively shipping water around the globe…”

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UK water use ‘worsening global crisis’

The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported to developed countries is worsening water shortages in the developing world, a report says.

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Sudan homecoming

Sudan is holding its first elections since the end of the 21-year north-south civil war which saw some four million people flee their homes

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Brazil’s huge river diversion project divides opinion

What is clear is that water is in the political limelight. Earlier this year, President Lula and his party’s candidate in November’s presidential election, Dilma Rousseff, travelled to Salitre, on the opposite bank of the Sao Francisco, to inaugurate a separate irrigation project.

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Diversity dance group aid police crime campaign

A Leicester police officer has enlisted celebrity dance group Diversity to help drive home crime prevention advice to students.

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The Labour Manifesto 2010

Gordon Brown is unveiling Labour’s manifesto, pledging not to raise income tax and more public service reform as he bids for a fourth term in office.

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Video/Drama

Our environment

Politicians, young people and TV

Stand Up For Your Rights

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